I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.
Thomas A. EdisonTo do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.
Thomas A. EdisonI have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work.
Thomas A. EdisonA reporter called on Edison to interview him about a substitute for lead in the manufacture of storage batteries that the scientist was seeking. Edison informed the man that he had made 20,000 experiments but none had worked. "Aren't you discouraged by all this waste of effort?" the reporter asked. Edison: "Waste! There's nothing wasted. I have discovered 20,000 things that won't work."
Thomas A. Edison